Celebrity Birthdays for February 6 – Tom Brokaw, Axl Rose and More

Tom BrokawAge: 72Occupation: Television Journalist and AuthorKnown For: Being the anchor and managing editor of ‘NBC Nightly News’ from 1982 to 2004, writing ‘The Greatest Generation’ and other books, receiving countless awards and honors, and currently serving as a Special Correspondent for NBC News

Axl RoseAge: 50Occupation: Singer and SongwriterKnown For: Being the difficult but talented lead vocalist and only remaining original member of the band Guns N’ Roses, who enjoyed success in the late 1980s and early 1990s with hits like ‘Welcome to the Jungle,’ ‘Sweet Child o’ Mine,’ ‘Patience’ and ‘November Rain’

Zsa Zsa GaborAge: 95Occupation: ActressKnown For: Roles in films like ‘Lovely to Look At,’ ‘We’re Not Married!’ and the original ‘Moulin Rouge,’ having nine husbands including hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, and an oft-spoofed 1989 incident in which she slapped a police officer across the face when he stopped her for a traffic violation

Rick AstleyAge: 46Occupation: Singer and SongwriterKnown For: A string of hits in the late 1980s including ‘Never Gonna Give You Up,’ ‘Together Forever’ and ‘She Wants to Dance with Me,’ and becoming an internet phenomenon a few years ago when the video for ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ became part of a bait-and-switch meme known as “RickRolling”

Kris HumphriesAge: 27Occupation: Professional Basketball Player and Celebrity PawnKnown For: Playing in the NBA for the New Jersey Nets, and an ill-fated marriage to tabloid queen and shameless self-promoter Kim Kardashian last summer, which lasted a mere 72 days and led many to believe he’d been suckered into the whole thing as a ploy to increase the Kardashian family’s reality show ratings